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The planning for Overlord, like most large military operations, required many different tasks to be coordinated. This required that precise timelines be ready for distribution to thousands of people. Unfortunately, the precise date for the launch was anything but precise; there were many 'fudge factors', of which the weather was one of the biggest.
The solution was to start the program on Day D at Hour H.
One order might be 'embark 4th Infantry D+3'.
Another might be 'emplane 82nd Airborne H-6'.
Commanders everywhere would wait for the signal that gave the date of D Day and the time of H Hour. They could then quickly put the actual date-times onto their orders.
It turned out that, when the planning finally came together, D-Day was about 30 hours long. Many in the planning staff began referring to it as 'the longest day in history' and "the longest day" did get used as a nick-name.
Note. the system of day d and hour h was not invented for the occasion - soldiers have been using it for a long time. The two orders above were invented for this answer and should not be taken as historically correct.
THe answer is the longest Day
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When was dday?
D-Day was June 6, 1944 - the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in Normandy. The code word for D-Day was Mickey Mouse.(Note: D-Day is simply a codeword, like H-Hour.)
What was the importance of dday?
D-Day was designed to be the last push on germany. D Day was the first step in taking the war back to Hitlers Europe. At that time the Russians were pressing in the East and were taking most of the casualties in the war. Italy had been invaded by the Allies but a new front was required. Dday was the day on which (at that time) the greatest sea armada ever known was lauched against the Normandy coast. The invasion area was set into five beaches. Despite what Hollywood says it was not a solely US affair. The Americans had two of the areas, the British had two and the Canadians had one.
What was the US accomplishments on DDay?
They landed on Normandy beach.. and were pressing inwards into Europe to take down the Nazi regime
What was the nickname for the Spanish American War?
It was called a splendid little war.
My friends tell me that an invasion is only limited to ground attacks and that Pearl Harbor wasn't an invasion-was Pearl Harbor an invasion?
Pearl Harbor was not an invasion, it was a bombing.
Why was dday important?
It was the beginning of the Allied invasion of Europe. It began with the landing at Normandy, France. The invasion saw the largest amphibious assault in history
What was dday and where?
D-Day was the Allied invasion of German occupied France, on the beaches of Normandy on 6 june,1944.
Were the Germans responsible for invasion of Normandy?
Yes, they did not anticipate where the invasion would take place, not enough land was covered by their troops. They also thought that Dday would be postponed due to weather.
Invasion of Normandy nickname?
D-Day
What is a Nickname for the d day invasion?
Operation Overlord .
What was the nickname for Adolf Hitlers Invasion on Russia?
The code name for this invasion was Operation Barbarossa.
Where do you sign up for paintball d day?
For Skirmish Dday you have to call. I assume it is the same for Oklahoma and other big dday games also.
Who fought in D-Day?
http://www.britannica.com/dday
What event is depicted in Saving Private Ryan?
Dday
What is the Hindi word for data?
jaankaree, aank-dday
What Tanks Were Used On D-day?
how many tanks were there durind dday
Nickname for the invasion of normandy June 6 1944?
The code name was Operation Overlord, and it is known as D-Day.
